Ladybugs are a Popular Design in Handmade Crafts

Ladybug Coaster

Ladybugs are probably the nicest insect around.  Besides being useful in gardens, they are favorites of children.  In the United Kingdom, Ladybugs are called 'Ladybirds'. These brightly colored insects are also considered 'lucky'.

Let's look at some ladybug designs on a few lovely handmade items found on Etsy.

Quilted Handmade Ladybug Purse

 

Handmade Quilted Ladybug Purse

This cute quilted purse has an adorable design of ladybugs in red with black spots on a white background.  Made with 100% cotton fabric, the top of the purse has red fabric with white polka dots and black fabric accents, along with a black bottom and handles. The inside of this quilted purse is lined with red fabric and there are 3 pockets made with the ladybug fabric.

Quilted Ladybug Purse - Inside view

Quilted Ladybug Purse has a black button and loop for closure. It is a very sturdy purse and it will stand on its own.  It measures 10-1/2” tall, 13-1/2” wide, and has a 4 inch bottom.  There is a 12-1/2 inch drop on the handles.


Ladybug quilted purse is a unique and interesting design for your Spring and Summer wardrobe.  It is the creation of Kathie, an Iowa quilter, and is available in her Etsy Shop she calls CutePurseNalities.

Crafty Ladybugs Make Interesting Home Décor

Ladybug Beverage Coasters

 

Handmade Ladybug-Design Beverage Coasters

Coasters are always handy to protect your table tops from wet rings. For fans of Lady Bugs, these handmade beverage coasters really 'fit the bill'.

These Ladybug coasters are handmade using plastic canvas and acrylic yarn. Each coaster in this set of 4 measures approximately 4 x 4 inches. The coasters were stitched with red and black acrylic yarn.

Lady Bug design drink coasters are the perfect compliment for your home, patio or porch for a summery outdoors feel to your decor.

Handmade Ladybug Magnets

 

Ladybug Refrigerator Magnets

To complete your Ladybug décor, here's a set of two ladybug refrigerator magnets for your kitchen.

Ladybug 'fridgies' are handmade with care using plastic canvas and acrylic yarn. There is a magnet glued on the back of each Lady Bug magnet.  They measure 2" x 2-1/2" each.

A cute pair of little 'Lady Bugs' to brighten up your kitchen and hold your shopping lists and notes. 

Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home...for a bright spot in home decor.


The ladybug beverage coasters and matching magnets can be found in the Etsy Shop of Coastal Crochet and Crafts.






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Beverage Coasters with Tropical Themes - Hand-crafted Home Décor

Tropical designs on handmade beverage coasters are perfect for decorating a beach house or for use in any home where a warm summery look is desired.  These touch-of-the-tropics drink coasters are available in my Etsy Shop.

Colorful Tropical Fish Coasters Handmade in Needlepoint

 

Hand-Crafted Tropical Fish Beverage Coasters

This set of Tropical Fish coasters is hand-crafted using plastic canvas and acrylic yarn. A very colorful set of mug rugs for fans of tropical fish, and a perfect way to accent a beach-theme room. The set is also fun to use in warm weather on a patio or deck.

 

  
Four different tropical fish designs include: 

• Red & yellow tropical fish
• Blue & light blue tropical fish
• Yellow, orange, red & black tropical fish
• Blue, yellow and lavender tropical fish

Each coaster measures 4 x 4 inches. The designs are outlined in black crochet thread.

Hand-Crafted Beach-Themed Coasters

 

Beach-Themed Beverage Coasters in Handmade Needlepoint

Delightful scenes of the seaside are found in this set of 4 beverage coasters with beach designs. Bring a touch of a day-at-the-seashore into your home for a summery decor even in winter, or decorate your beach house with these seashore coasters.

Beach Designs include:

• A bright yellow sun in a blue sky
• A red & yellow beach umbrella sitting on the sandy beach with a pair of sunglasses nearby
• A colorful fish under the sea
• A sailboat on the water.

The coasters each measure 4-1/4 x 4-1/4 inches and are handmade with acrylic yarn on plastic canvas. The designs are created in shades of blue, tan, yellow, red, white & black.

Handmade Hawaiian Décor Coasters for your own Tropical Paradise

 

Hawaiian Orchids Handmade Coasters

Bring a bit of Hawaii to your home with these pretty Orchid Coasters. Perfect with those 'tropical' drinks, or just a simple cup of coffee or tea. Can't you just picture the balmy island breezes?

This is a set of four (4) handcrafted drink coasters with a design of a lovely Orchid flower. Each coaster measures 4 x 4 inches square.

Orchid coasters are hand-created in needlepoint using plastic canvas and acrylic yarn. The colors found in this set are Light Pink, Medium Pink and Deep Rose with a bit of yellow & black in the center. Orchid Design sits on a Dark Green background.

A lovely floral design to remind you of a visit to Hawaii or give you the desire to take an island vacation

Available on Etsy for your Tropical Pleasure

Each of these sets of drink coasters can be found in my Etsy Shop Coastal Crochet Crafts.




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Crocheted Cows in the Barnyard

Charlene and Carrie, two Crocheted Cows

An old nursery rhyme tells us that the cow's in the corn. My crafty crocheted cows are actually in my Etsy Shop waiting for fans of Barnyard Buddies to bring them home.

When I create a crocheted 'critter' I often base them on my interests and experiences.

 I lived on a farm the summer I was ten and my brother and I were put in charge of a pair of twin calves born that Spring. I've liked cows ever since.

I grew up in western New York State, a large dairy region, so I am very familiar with the Holstein bred as dairy cows for their large milk production. Today, the state is known as the Yogurt Capital of the Nation.

Carrie the Plush Cow

This is my interpretation in crochet of a Holstein cow.  Her name is Carrie and she is a roly-poly plush cow who is small enough to fit nicely in a child's hands at a round 5 x 5 inches. Carrie is handmade in washable acrylic yarn in black and white.

How did the Holstein get its coloring?

More than 2,000 years ago, two European tribes migrated to the Rhine Delta of the Netherlands and brought their stock. One tribe had black animals and the other had white animals. Intermingling through breeding of these animals gave us the black-and-white dairy cow we know today. True story!  These cattle were brought to America after the New World was settled and the Holstein is now our main milk-producing breed.  

Charlene the Brown Jersey Cow

How Now Brown Cow

 Another cow in my Etsy Shop's "Barnyard Buddies Series" is a replica of a brown Jersey Cow, which is another kind of dairy cow originally found on the Jersey Island in the Channel Islands of the English Channel off Normandy on the French Coast.   Since the real Jersey Cow is too big for a playroom, my little round Roly-Poly Jersey Cow named Charlene is the perfect playtime size at just 4 x 4 inches. 

Did you know that cows only sleep about 4 hours a day? So these little plush cows will be awake and ready to play just about anytime.

Country Decor in a Cow Theme 

Cow and Cowhide Coasters 

Plush animals are not the only thing I create in a Cow theme. I enjoy the simplicity of country designs for décor and these black-and-white Cow Coasters are the perfect beverage mats. 

These coasters were created using plastic canvas and acrylic yarn. This set of 4 includes 2 coasters with a design of a cow stitched in black, white and  peach on a green background, and 2 coasters stitched in black and white in a 'cowhide' design. They come with a matching cow magnet.

Moo Cow Potholder Set on Etsy

Continuing the cow theme in the kitchen, here are some moo cow potholders. 

Cowhide Potholder measures 9 inches. The front fabric has black and white cows scattered over white fabric and the back fabric has "moo...moo" on white. They are lined with a layer of Quilters Dream cotton batting and insul-bright lining that helps protect hands from the heat. Each pot holder is embellished with a ribbon hanging loop secured by a matching themed cow button.

These hand-stitched moo cow potholders are in the shape of a hexagon. They can be found in the Etsy Shop called The Kwilty Kat-Knapurr run by Kathleen of Madera, California.

Cow Refrigerator Magnets

Topping off the country cow theme in the kitchen, we have a set of refrigerator magnets in a cow design to hold up your grocery shopping list as a fun reminder that perhaps you 'need milk'. :-)

July  10, 2018

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Cow Appreciation Day

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Chick-Fil-A

(c) 2014 by Wednesday Elf

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